Ports named NSCAA's Division III Player of the Year

December 23, 2009|By Sports Digest

York (Pa.) College senior Jon Ports (McDonogh) was named the NSCAA Division III Men's Soccer Player of the Year after leading the Spartans to a 17-1-5 record. Ports scored seven goals and added nine assists for a team-high 23 points. The three-time first-team All-American and two-time Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year finished his three-year career with 33 goals, including 12 game-winners, and 35 assists. His 101 points rank third in the program's history.

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D.C. United: Midfielder/forward Chris Pontius has been called up to the U.S. Men's National Team's January training camp in Los Angeles, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced . Pontius will join the U.S. team on Jan. 4 and will remain in camp until the team's friendly against Honduras at the Home Depot Center on Jan. 23. This is the first-ever call-up for United's 22-year-old.